Year: 2020

Mental Health On Depression: The First Step is to Acknowledge it

Mental Health On Depression: The First Step is to Acknowledge it

Depression is an illness and needs to be acknowledged as such. It is not a reason to be ashamed. The reason so many people fail to seek help for their depression is that they are ashamed.  Unfortunately, this is one of the feelings associated with depression anyway and makes the illness difficult to acknowledge.  If you are constantly feeling particularly low, well-meaning friends might tell you to “snap out of it” or even start to get irritated by your mood. Your depression will feed off this negativity and you start to wonder why you can’t just “snap out of it”.  You then start to feel that there’s something wrong with you because it should be so easy and it’s just…

The History of Treating Disease: Herbs or Medicinal Plants

The History of Treating Disease: Herbs or Medicinal Plants

Herbs or medicinal plants have a long history in treating disease. In traditional Chinese medicine, for example, the written history of herbal medicine goes back over 2000 years and herbalists in the West have used “weeds” equally long to treat that which ails us.  We are all familiar with the virtues of Garlic, Chamomile, Peppermint, Lavender, and other common herbs. Interest in medicinal herbs is on the rise again and the interest is primarily from the pharmaceutical industry, which is always looking for ‘new drugs’ and more effective substances to treat diseases, for which there may be no or very few drugs available. Considering the very long traditional use of herbal medicines and the large body of evidence of their…

Brief History of Osteoarthritis and Back Pain

Brief History of Osteoarthritis and Back Pain

At the spinal column are the elongated columns of bones, which the thoracic ribs support. The thoracic ribs push the bones the length of bone structure.  The ribs join with the spinal column in various areas.  Joints connect with these ribs, which are a field of study, since they often wear and tear, causing gradual degenerative diseases, such as osteoarthritis.  Osteoarthritis is defined in medical terms as a metabolically dysfunction of the bones.  The results of the drops in our life-sustaining chemicals, which promote activity causes the bones to reduce mass whilst increasing porosity. The disease can cause osteoporosis to set in and intensify risks of fractures.  How do doctors consider osteoarthritis and/or osteoporosis?  Doctors often consider etiology aspects, including…